Chapter 47 Geng Tie
"Your aunt knows you're a good child."
Hua Nanzhi felt a little guilty: "There's just one more thing I need to ask you to do."
"Auntie, please speak."
"Xu Chuan did something really ugly. Jiang Wansu's belly can't wait, and the Jiang family's wedding date is also being pushed forward."
"So yesterday I discussed with the old lady that we should choose an auspicious day at the end of this month to hold both weddings together."
Shen Yuanzhu lowered her eyes and remained silent.
It's not proper to rush into a wedding like this.
But she could understand the Xie family's intentions.
The marriage agreement between the Xie and Chen families is well-known throughout Suzhou Prefecture. If Xie Xuchuan were to rashly marry a woman from the Jiang family, it would likely cause unpleasant rumors.
Even if Jiang Wansu was pregnant before marriage, she couldn't make it public knowledge for the sake of the reputation of the three families.
Therefore, the Xie family intends to use the marriage alliance between Xie and Shen to marry women from both families simultaneously. Firstly, this would silence public opinion, and secondly, it's likely...
She wanted to settle everything before her brother, Shen Yanhuai, returned.
Thinking back to how Hua Nanzhi had gone to great lengths to get rid of Xie Xuchuan, it was likely that the Xie family was worried about Xie Xuchuan causing trouble at his wedding, and that everything was being done behind his back.
Seeing Shen Yuanzhu remain silent, Hua Nanzhi hurriedly said, "The wedding date was set in a hurry, but the grand gifts from both families have already been exchanged. Although the person has changed, it is still not a hasty affair."
“Yuanzhu, your aunt has been waiting for you to marry into the family. If you agree, I will give your sister-in-law the marriage certificate and betrothal gifts today…”
The engagement between Shen and Xie could not be broken, but the wedding date was to be moved up. After thinking about it, Shen Yuanzhu agreed.
She didn't care whether it was earlier or later; getting married early would also prevent any unforeseen complications.
After a moment's thought, Shen Yuanzhu nodded in agreement, and Luo stepped forward to return Xie Xuchuan's marriage certificate and the two's marriage contract to Hua Nanzhi.
Hua Nanzhi held the wooden box, a thin layer of sweat glistening on her forehead.
"You should rest well before the wedding. I won't bother you any longer. I still need to give the betrothal letter to your sister-in-law."
“Yuanzhu knows, Aunt and sister-in-law, please go ahead with your business.”
Seeing Shen Yuanzhu leave with Luo Shi and Ling'er, Hua Nanzhi finally slumped down and sighed deeply.
"Has an agreement been reached?"
Yuanzhu left, and Ye Yunyi returned to the house.
“Yuanzhu is a good child. She would rather suffer more herself than let Xuchuan suffer.”
Hua Nanzhi pulled out a marriage certificate and a betrothal scroll from her bosom and handed them to Ye Yunyi: "Who could have imagined that something like this would happen..."
Ye Yunyi casually opened it and glanced at it: "Xu Chuan's twin brother, he and Yuan Zhu are quite a good match, but I wonder what Yan Huai is thinking."
Hua Nanzhi lowered her eyes: "I just discussed it with Yuanzhu, and the wedding date is set for the end of this month. She agreed."
"She was just very upset. She couldn't bring herself to cry and wail over what Xu Chuan had done, but she was still hurt."
Since Shen Yuanzhu has already agreed, what else can she say?
Ye Yunyi curled her lip, her eyes showing disdain.
Hua Nanzhi took out a red velvet bag: "There is a thousand taels of silver in here, which I secretly gave you to help you recover."
“Yuanzhu is feeling down and needs her family's company these days. If you have time, please try to comfort her.”
Upon seeing the silver, Ye Yunyi's expression softened slightly: "Don't worry, Yuanzhu is my sister. I would never mistreat her, no matter who else I treat unfairly."
Hua Nanzhi patted her hand: "Thank you for your trouble."
After saying that, she sighed and said, "Just now I handed the marriage certificate and the birth chart to Yuanzhu, and when she saw that the name on it had been changed, she looked like she was about to cry."
"So I thought you should keep this, and don't mention the marriage exchange to her in the next few days."
With a long sigh, Hua Nanzhi seemed to murmur, or perhaps speak to Ye Yunyi: "I only hope that no further complications will arise. I thank the Chen and Xie families so that we can exchange dyeing manuals and farming and weaving diagrams as soon as possible, and that our businesses can prosper together, and that we can all enjoy great success..."
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